North Kent County Exposure Assessment: Results

North Kent County Exposure Assessment Participant Demographics and Serum PFAS Summary

This is a high-level overview of results from the first report of the North Kent County Exposure Assessment (NKCEA). In the report, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) compared the PFAS blood levels of NKCEA study participants with the PFAS blood levels of people whose data is included in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). NHANES is a program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It provides estimated levels of some environmental chemicals in the general U.S. population.

NKCEA participant PFAS serum levels varied by type of PFAS, and ranged from low levels (similar to levels found in many people of the U.S.) to high levels that exceeded what is commonly found in most people in the U.S.

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Participant Demographics and Serum PFAS Summary Report: Report 1 of the North Kent County Exposure Assessment

This report offers an in-depth look at the participant demographics and levels of 30 PFAS found in the blood of people 12 and older who took part in the North Kent County Exposure Assessment (NKCEA). Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) compared the PFAS blood levels of NKCEA study participants with the PFAS blood levels of people whose data is included in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

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Watch the Report 1 public presentation. In this presentation, toxicologist Joost van't Erve, Ph.D. and epidemiologist Rachel Long, MSPH, describe the history of the assessment, Objectives 1 and 2.

Drinking Water PFAS Concentrations and Exposure Factors Influencing Measured and Predicted Serum PFAS Concentrations: Report 2 of the North Kent County Exposure Assessment